Ibn Abi Shayba relates from Ibn Shirin in his Musannaf. He said: Hazrat Mahdi (as) is of this community and will act as imam to the Prophet Jesus (as).(Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 79)

Naim ibn Hammad relates from Abdullah Ibn Amr. He said: Hazrat Mahdi (as) is he who will descend upon the Prophet Jesus (as) son of Mary and behind whom he will perform the prayer (salat). (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 79)

Bukhari and Muslim relate from Abu Huraira. He said: What will you do when the Prophet Jesus (as) son of Mary descends among you and when your imam is Hazrat Mahdi (as)? (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 79)

The Prophet Jesus (as) will Help Hazrat Mahdi (as) and will Express His Devotion to Hazrat Mahdi (as)

The Prophet Jesus (as) will descend from the sky IN ORDER TO HELP THE IMAM AZ-ZAMAN [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)], AND TO EXPRESS HIS DEVOTION TO HIM AND PRAY (SALAT) BEHIND HIM.(Sheikh Sadook, Al-Amaali, Session 39, p. 181. Iqdud Durar, pp. 157 and 230)

When the Prophet Jesus (as) Returns to Earth, He will Preach the Moral Values of Islam with Books with Seal Upon Them

“The Prophet Jesus (as) will open it (the chest) and will find a thousand books with seal upon them and will preach Islam with those books.” (Ali ibn Sultan Muhammad al-Khari al-Hanafi “Risalatul Mashrab alvardi fi mazhabil Mahdi, p. 4, from the book Anis al-Julasji)

It appears from the information provided in the hadith that the Prophet Jesus (as) will find books sealed with the seal of our Prophet (saas) and will communicate Islam with these perfect works.

The Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as) will Resemble one Another in Terms of Appearance and Moral Values

Abdullah ibn Zamra narrates from Ibn Mati` al-Himyari (Ka’ab al- Akhbar) that he said: “… Hazrat Mahdi (as) who will appear (the Qaim) is from the line of Ali. He [Hazrat Mahdi (as)] will make the world an entirely different place. The Qaim [Hazrat Mahdi (as)] is descended from Ali. (He is a sayyid.) HE [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)] IS THE ONE WHO MOST CLOSELY RESEMBLES THE PROPHET JESUS (AS) IN GOODNESS, APPEARANCE AND MORALITY. Allah will give the majesty He gives to the prophets to him as well. He will give him virtues and intellect… (Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Numani, al-Ghaybah al-Numani, p. 169)

When the Prophet Jesus (as) Returns to Earth, Hazrat Mahdi (as) will Act As Imam (Prayer Leader) to the Prophet Jesus (as)

The Prophet Jesus (as) will descend to be from the community of Muhammad (saas). In the true Bible, THE PROPHET JESUS (AS) SAW THE SUPERIOR QUALITIES OF MUHAMMAD (SAAS) AND BEGGED TO BE FROM HIS COMMUNITY. HE PRAYED AND HIS PRAYER WAS HEARD. Almighty Allah raised him alive to the sky. He will descend to earth at a time near the Judgment Day to be from the community of Muhammad (saas), and he will convert such corrupted faiths as Judaism and Christianity into Islam. (The Faith Everyone Needs, Abu’l-Baha Ziyaaddin Mawlana Khalid ibn Ahmad Khalid Bagdadi, 1242/1827; Translated by: Kemahli Feyzullah Efendi, 6th edition, Istanbul, Ihlas Publications, 1989)

IN THE GOSPEL, WHEN THE PROPHET JESUS (AS) SAW THE PRAISE-FILLED TITLES OF THIS COMMUNITY, HE PRAYED TO ALLAH TO BE ONE OF THEM, AND ALLAH ACCEPTED HIS PRAYER. That is why he will descend to earth as a mujaddid (reviver) when the day comes. (Al-Qutub as-Sittah, Translation and Commentary, Feza Journalism, 1996, 14/74)

The Messenger of Allah (saas) said: “A group within my community will strive intellectually to elevate the truth until the Judgment Day, and JESUS (AS), SON OF MARY, WILL DESCEND TO EARTH. WHEN THEIR LEADER [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)] TELLS HIM “LEAD US IN THE PRAYER (SALAT)”, HE [JESUS (AS)] WILL SAY “NO” … AND WILL BESTOW THE RANK OF IMAM ON THE “IMAM MAHDI.” (Sahih Muslim, vol. 1, p. 209)

“As for the wall, IT BELONGED TO TWO YOUNG ORPHANS in the town and there was a treasure underneath it, belonging to them. THEIR FATHER WAS ONE OF THE RIGHTEOUS and your Lord wanted them to come of age and then to unearth their treasure as a mercy from Him. I did not do it of my own volition. That is the explanation of the things about which you were not able to restrain yourself…” (Surat al-Kahf, 82)

In the story of Hazrat Khidr (as) in Surat al-Kahf, “two young orphans” are mentioned. Allah states in the verse that “their father was one of the righteous.” With these expressions, the verse contains references to The Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as). The hadiths tell us that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will lose his father and be orphaned at an early age:

As it is known, the Prophet Jesus (as) also has no father. He is therefore also an orphan. In addition, the Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as) share the same line of descent. The Prophet Abraham (as) is thus the father of both. The words “their father was one of the righteous” refer to the Prophet Abraham (as). In another verse of the Qur’an this characteristic of the Prophet Abraham (as) is described as follows:

We gave him (Abraham) good in this world and IN THE HEREAFTER HE WILL BE ONE OF THE RIGHTEOUS. (Surat an-Nahl, 122)

The Oath of Allegiance to Hazrat Mahdi (as)

There will be No Successor (Spiritual Leader) When Hazrat Mahdi (as) Appears

Abu Sa’id relates that the Prophet (saas) said: “In the End Times, my community will suffer tribulations from their rulers. Such a scourge that one more severe has never been seen before. So much so that the world will be like a prison and full of oppression.BELIEVERS WILL BE UNABLE TO FIND A REFUGE AND A SAVIOR TO ESCAPE THIS OPPRESSION…(Al-Bayan, p. 72, Al-Sawaiq Al-Muhariqa, p. 161, Yanabee’-al-Mawadda, Vol. 2, p. 177)

THE YEAR IN WHICH HE [Hazrat Mahdi (as)] WILL EMERGE, PEOPLE WILL PERFORM PILGRIMAGE TOGETHER AND GATHER WITHOUT AN IMAM [SUCCESSOR(Muslims’ spiritual leader)]… (Narrated by `Amr ibn Shu`ayb, al-Hakim and Nu`aym ibn Hammad) (Al-Barzanji, Al-Isha’ah li-ashrat al-sa’ah, p. 168-169)

… Don’t you know that except the Qaim [Hazrat Mahdi (as)] behind whom the Prophet Jesus (as), son of Mary will perform the prayer, all of us from the Ahl al-Bayt will have the oath of allegiance to that time’s tagut (every entity, power, demon that do not recognize the domination of Allah) on them (irreligion will prevail during the time of Hazrat Mahdi (as), almost everyone will fall under this system)? Almighty Allah will conceal his appearance and hide his person. THUS WHEN HE APPEARS NOBODY’S OATH OF ALLEGIANCE WILL LIE ON HIM…(Sheikh al-Saduq, Kamal al-Din, Vol.1, p. 305)

Hazrat Mahdi (as) will Accept No Claims Regarding His Being Hazrat Mahdi (as); People will Swear Allegiance to Him Against His Will

In the hadiths, it is told that the oath of allegiance to Hazrat Mahdi (as) will be against his will. This shows that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will never announce himself as Hazrat Mahdi (as). People will recognize Hazrat Mahdi (as) from the signs that appear, and will say “You are the Mahdi” to him on the basis of them. But Hazrat Mahdi (as) will deny it. It also appears from the hadith that this will be repeated time and again. People will many times insist to Hazrat Mahdi (as) that “the signs of Hazrat Mahdi (as) are upon you” and “you are Hazrat Mahdi (as)” but Hazrat Mahdi (as) will deny it each and every time. He will agree to have Muslims swearing allegiance to him only after being “threated by death”.

People will eventually come to Hazrat Mahdi (as) and … TAKE THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE ON HIM AGAINST HIS WILL. They say “if you do not accept, we will behead you.” All on earth and the sky will submit to him. (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 31)

There will be conflict at the time of the successor’s death. One from the people of Madina will run to Mecca. A group of Meccans will bring him forth (from where he is) against his wishes and take an oath of allegiance to him between the Black Stone (Al-Hajar al-Aswad) in the Ka`bah and the Maqam Ibrahim (Station of Abraham). (Sunan Abu Dawud, 5/94; Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, p. 20)

… And then he will reluctantly accept their oaths of allegiance. If you witness this, take the oath of allegiance to him, because he is the Mahdi in heaven and on earth. (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 35)

… They will again find him in Mecca and say: “You are the son of so-and-so, your mother is the daughter of so-and-so, you have the so-and-so portents. You escaped us once, but now hold out your hand so we may swear allegiance to you.” At this, he will say: “I am not he whom you seek,” and will return to Madina. Sought for in Madina, he will return to Mecca. In Mecca, they will find him at the Rock and will say: “If you do not accept our oaths of allegiance, if you do not protect us from the army of the Sufyan that is searching for us and led by one from Haddam, then let our sins be upon you and our blood on your hands.” At this, Hazrat Mahdi (as) will sit between the Rock and the Pillar and hold out his hand to accept their oath of allegiance. (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, pp. 39-40)

At a time of bloodshed, people afflicted by strife will come to Hazrat Mahdi (as) as he sits at home and say: “Rise for us!” He will refuse, but will eventually rise after being threatened with death. No blood will be shed thereafter. (Ibn Abi Sayba, c. VII, p. 531; Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, pp. 52-53)

Hazrat Mahdi (as), who is from Fatima’s line, will be brought forth in Mecca, and oaths of allegiance will be offered to him against his wishes. (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zamani, pp. 52-53)

THEIR OWNER [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)] WILL BE RELUCTANT AND EVENTUALLY as many people as were at Badr will swear allegiance to him, ALBEIT AGAINST HIS WILL. (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 34)

We are told in the Surah Yusuf that Prophet Joseph (as) was also elevated by Pharaoh on account of his honesty, justice, knowledge, and trustworthiness: When he had spoken with him, he declared:

“Today you are trusted, established in our sight.” (Surah Yusuf, 54)

Where Allegiance will be Sworn to Hazrat Mahdi (as)

They will find him at the Corner in Mecca and say: “If you do not accept our oaths of allegiance, if you do not protect us against the army of the Sufyan, which is seeking us and has one from Haddam at its head, then may our sins be upon you and our blood on your head.” At this, Hazrat Mahdi (as) will sit between the Rock and the Pillar, and he will extend his hand and accept their oaths.” (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, p. 39-40)

Allegiance will be sworn to him between the Rock and the Pillar. Hazrat Mahdi (as) will be so compassionate that in his day, nobody will be woken from his sleep, and nobody’s nose will be made to bleed.” (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-MuntadharAl-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, p. 42)

Three or seven days, after you see a fire from the east, expect to see the appearance of line of Muhammad, a herald from the sky will call out the name of Hazrat Mahdi (as), and everyone in East and West will hear that voice.(Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 32)

When innocent people are killed and his brother is killed in Mecca, a voice will cry out from the skies: “This is your command. This is the Mahdi (as), who will fill the world with justice.” (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 35)

Widespread strife that seems unlikely to ever end will arise and last until the cry “The Mahdi is the leader, that is the truth”is heard three times from the skies. (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, p. 55)

It is noted in the hadiths that a voice from the sky will tell the news of the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (as), in other words, that everyone will hear these glad tidings over the radio and television. We are told this voice will reach everyone in the East and West. It is even revealed that everyone will hear this voice in his own language:

There will be a voice from the sky to the people of the earth, such that everyone will hear it in his own language.(Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 37)

News reports reach just about everyone in their own countries, translated into the language of that country, via radio, television and the Internet. People will be told of the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (as) in the same way.

The Spiritual Leadership of Muslims will Come to Hazrat Mahdi (as) While He is Sitting at Home

Hazrat Mahdi (as) will come after such a big strife of what is forbidden is regarded as lawful. The SUCCESSION (spiritual leadership of Muslims) will come to him WHILE HE IS SITTING AT HOME, and he will be the most auspicious individual on earth during his time. (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, p. 37)

When Hazrat Mahdi (as) Appears, Everyone will Unite Under His Spiritual Leadership

Malik ibn Zamra says: Hazrat Ali (ra), the Commander of the Faithful, said to me: The most goodness is in that time, O Malik!OUR QAIM [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)] WILL APPEAR IN THAT TIME… AND ALLAH WILL THEN GATHER EVERYONE AROUND HIM.” (Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Numani, al-Ghaybah al-Numani, p. 242)

The lord of believers (saas) says: “… If you wait UNTIL ALLAH MAKES ONE [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)] COME FOR YOU WHO WILL UNIFY YOU AND BRING YOU TOGETHER WHEN YOU ARE FRAGMENTED… you will be rewarded, and you will understand with certainty that he [Hazrat Mahdi (as)] is the one who will take revenge (who will provide the requisite intellectual response to Darwinism, materialism and atheism) of you being wronged, and who will salvage your rights…” (Kitab al-Ghayba, [Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 51], Ansariyan Publications, Collected by: Muhammed Baqrr al-Majlis, Iran-Qum, 2003, p. 182)

Hazrat Mahdi (as) will be the Savior of the Muslim World and All Mankind

Hazrat Mahdi (as) will Bestow Freedom On Muslims and Neutralize the Devilish Teachings of Atheist Zionists and Atheist Masons

From Nahj al-Balaghah: The lord of believers (saas) said: … HE [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)] will follow the example of the most virtuous IN ORDER TO LEAD THE CAPTIVE TO FREEDOM, FREE THE SLAVE, DISPERSE A MISLED NATION and UNIFY THE FOLLOWERS OF TRUTH.(Kitab al-Ghayba, [Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 51], Ansariyan Publications, Collected by: Muhammad Baqr al-Majlisi, Iran-Qum, 2003, p. 186)

In his own time, Hazrat Mahdi (as) WILL LEAD TO FREEDOM ALL HIS MUSLIM BROTHERS MADE CAPTIVE IN VARIOUS ISLAMIC COUNTRIES THAT HAVE BEEN OCCUPIED. MOREOVER, HE WILL NEUTRALIZE ALL THE DEVILISH TEACHINGS SET UP BY ATHEIST ZIONISTS AND ATHEIST MASONS. By Allah’s leave, Hazrat Mahdi (as) will unify all those who turn to Allah and are on His straight path, and will bring about an environment of peace and security among people.

Hazrat Mahdi (as) will Eliminate Division Among Muslims and Unify the Islamic World

One of the features of the time in which Hazrat Mahdi (as) will appear is that the Islamic world will not be one and united. The fragmentation of the Islamic world, divisions, disagreements and even conflicts between Muslim societies and groups, are one of the portents of the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (as). Hazrat Mahdi (as) will totally eliminate that division when he appears and establish the unity of the Muslim world. All Muslims will unite around Hazrat Mahdi (as) in love and joy.

Amr ibn al-Nufail says: I heard Imam Hussein say: “He whom you await [Hazrat Mahdi (as)] will not come UNTIL YOU SAY YOU ARE FAR REMOVED FROM ONE ANOTHER, UNTIL YOU SPIT IN ONE ANOTHER’S FACES AND ACCUSE EACH OTHER OF DENIAL AND UNTIL YOU CURSE ONE ANOTHER. I said: So there will be nothing auspicious at that time? He said: “No, the most auspicious of all will be during that time. HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) WILL APPEAR AND ELIMINATE ALL THESE THINGS.”(Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Numani, al-Ghaybah al-Numani, p. 241)

Hazrat Mahdi (as) will Eliminate All Strife, Conflict and Division Between Muslims and Make Muslims Brothers

Naim ibn Hammad and Abu Naim relate from Hazrat Ali (ra) by way of Mekhul that he said: I asked “O Messenger of Allah (saas), is Hazrat Mahdi (as one of us, from the line of Muhammad, or is he not one of us?” He replied: “No, he is certainly one of us. In the same way that Allah began this religion with me, so He will end it with him. And in the same way they were freed from polytheism through me, so they will be freed from strife by him. In the same way Allah installed love and friendship in people’s hearts and made them brothers in religion by freeing them from paganism and enmity through me, so He will free them from strife and enmity and make them brothers through Hazrat Mahdi (as).
Tabarani relates from Amr ibn Ali Tariqi and. Ali b. Ebi Talib in the Evsad: Hazrat Ali (ra) asked the Prophet (saas) “O Messenger of Allah, is Hazrat Mahdi (as) one of us, or is he not?” He replied: He is certainly one of us. In the same way Almighty Allah began Islam with me, so he will end it with him. In the same way that they were freed from polytheism and enmity AND FRIENDHSIP AND LOVE ENTERED THEIR HEARTS through me, SO IT WILL BE AGAIN (WITH THE COMING OF HAZRAT MAHDI [AS]). (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 23)

It is reported in the hadiths that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will eliminate all strife and division among Muslims, and will be instrumental in their becoming brothers by causing love and friendship to enter their hearts.

Hazrat Mahdi (as) will Call On People to Friendship and Alliance

WHEN HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) APPEARS, ALL THINGS WILL BE IN FRIENDSHIP AND ALLIANCE… (Al-Mufid, Al-‘Ikhtisas, p. 24)

(IN THE TIME OF HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)) THE HATRED IN PEOPLE’S HEARTS WILL BE EXPELLED AND PEACE AND SECURITY WILL ENFOLD ALL PLACES. (Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 10)

Heretical Systems will be Destroyed in the Time of Hazrat Mahdi (As)

Naim and Abu Naim narrated from Abu Sa’id: At a time of (systems) change, a man known as the Mahdi will come. He will be pure and beautiful. (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 14)

Regimes all over the world have changed and are changing. Atheist, Marxist, facist and imperialist systems have totally collapsed. It is a miracle of the Messenger of Allah (saas) that this should have happened in the century of Hazrat Mahdi’s (as) appearance.

Hazrat Mahdi (as) will Free the World From Evils and Oppressive Systems, and will Cause Love and Peace to Reign Among People

The Commander of the Faithful (ra) gives glad tiding in his sermon that the world shall be purified and reformed from the cursed ones, and the war against the tyrant shall last for eight months after than love and peace shall prevail. (Selected Supplications from al-Sahifah al-Mahdiyah, Sayyid Murtadha Mujtahidi Sistani, p. 69)

As a result of Hazrat Mahdi (as)’s intellectual struggle against Darwinism and materialism, which is one of his three great duties, vices that run contrary to human nature, such as cruelty, ruthlessness and lovelessness, the products of such philosophies, will all come to an end. Movements that prevent countries and people living by religious moral values, loving one another, feeling compassion, getting on with one another and treating one another in compliance with religious moral values will cease. These philosophies and their exponents, that encourage people to lead degenerate lives, with no faith in Allah and that have lost all spiritual values, will be intellectually neutralized by way of Hazrat Mahdi (as). There will be a climate of great peace and love across the world, and a profound spirit of friendship, mutual aid, unity and alliance will prevail among countries and individuals.

Hazrat Mahdi (as) will Solve All of People’s Problems, Come to the Rescue of Everyone

HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) IS HE WHO COMES TO HELP AND RENDER ASSISTANCE [TO THE ONE WHO CRIES FOR HELP]. ALLAH WILL SEND HIM TO ASSIST THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD… (Al-Mahdiyy Al-Maw’ud, Vol. 1, p. 264, 275, 277, 285, 287, 288, 311, 318, Vol. 2, p. 11)

Allah will Eliminate Both Violence and the Philosophy of Violence Through Hazrat Mahdi (As)

Sheikh Tusi’s Ghaybat: “Then there will be the rise of Hazrat Mahdi (as)... THROUGH HIM [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)], ALLAH WILL ELIMINATE ALL THE LIES. THROUGH HIM [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)] HE WILL ELIMINATE VIOLENCE. He [Hazrat Mahdi (as)] will lift the shame of of slavery off your necks.” (Kitab al Ghaybat, [Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 51], Ansariyan Publications, Collected by: Muhammad Baqir al-Majlisi, Iran-Qum, 2003, p. 132)

The Reign of the Oppressors will Come to An End in the Time of Hazrat Mahdi (As)

IN THE TIME OF HAZRAT MAHDI’S (AS) LEADERSHIP, THE REIGN OF TYRANTS AND OPPRESSORS AND THE POLITICAL DOMINATION OF HYPOCRITES AND TRAITORS WILL COME TO AN END.(Al-Mahdiyy al-Maw’ud, Vol. 1, p. 252)